Product Description

POD People. Seems like they're everywhere all of a sudden. Thousands of authors are publishing their books via print-on-demand, but only a very small percentage of them find any kind of success. Why? POD People must not only act as author, but also publisher, advertiser, editor, agent and graphic designer.

The sad truth is that many POD People don't know what to do when they're starting out and plunge blindfolded into the publishing world. Most POD books fade into obscurity, selling only a few copies and leaving the author disappointed and in many cases, broke.

This failure is due primarily to the negative POD stigma. Many people avoid self- published books and loathe POD books even more. It's a harsh reality, but there is hope. Bestselling POD author, Jeremy Robinson, reveals how to beat the POD stigma and make your book stand out.

"Robinson has penned the essential guide to self-publishing success in today's market. If you're looking for a way to traverse the challenging world of print-on-demand, consider this book a Hummer with a full tank of gas." - POD-DY MOUTH

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1095111 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 156 pages

About the Author
Jeremy Robinson is the author of the wildly successful Print-On-Demand novel, The Didymus Contingency, which was a Barnes&Noble.com bestseller, an Amazon.ca bestseller and is now available in several languages from various traditional publishers.

Customer Reviews

Strategies from a POD pro
Kudos to Jeremy Robinson for drawing on his experiences as a successful POD author to help others navigate the maze of this new and often frustrating publishing process. I'm a writer with a novel in print from a small press that uses POD. The POD business model makes sense and will soon be used by many more publishers, increasing the numbers of POD authors in the book business every year. Robinson's guide does much more than recommend promotional strategies for these authors. It gives the beginner a terrific overview of the challenges inherent in the POD publishing process, then adds layers of information to help any author with a book in print effectively get the word out about his or her title.

Reviewers on cooking sites often add suggestions for enhancing a recipe. Robinson's recipe for success is a solid one that can be enhanced, too. Read POD PEOPLE and then read Carolyn Howard-Johnson's THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER, taking plenty of notes along the way, and you'll be armed with an arsenal of promotional strategies to help boost sales of your book. Even traditionally published authors are expected to self-promote. Guides like POD PEOPLE and THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER provide encouragement, insights, and detailed battle plans for any author determined not only to get a book published, but to get that book into the hands of as many readers as possible.

An honest, first person perspective on POD publishing
What I like most about this book is its brutal honesty, and the insistence by the author of how both important an author's professionalism and personal integrity is in gaining respect in this business. Far too many self published authors take these things lightly, and there actions make it even harder for those of us who are going about the pursuit of success in the right way to achieve respect in this industry.

In this book Robinson speaks with wisdom and authority, and I hope all authors pursuing a serious career as a self published author will buy this book and take what he has to say to heart.

A down-to-earth honest look at POD and a useful guide
I read the book in one weekend. I found Robinson's down-to-earth style and honesty addicting. The book is full of useful, hands-on information invaluable for anyone considering publishing by Print on Demand. He tells all from cover design to choosing to right font for your text to marketing to generate sales and recognition.

The beauty of this book is that Robinson tells you the pros and cons of POD publishing. When you finish reading it, you know for sure what aspects of POD publishing you should do yourself and what aspects you need to let the professionals do for you.

I highly recommend this book as a must-read before you publish anything by POD!
Anthony S. Policastro - author of Dark End of the Spectrum and Absence of Faith